"Ah Cai, urge Warner's side, our "Hejing Blood" must attract their attention. Don't just show it in a few Chinatown theaters, how can it be a high box office? Zou Wenhuai taught again.

"I'll go and counsel with them. Raymond, don't be angry, I'm sure our "Hejing Blood" will do well at the box office. Cai Changyong persuaded.

"I hope so," Zou Wenhuai sighed, "It's not released for a day, and I don't feel safe for a day." ”

Last year, Golden Harvest invested heavily in "Hejing Blood", initially investing $5 million and later adding $5 million, with the intention of creating a Hollywood-level action blockbuster.

But when the film was released during the Spring Festival last year, the box office was only one million Hong Kong dollars, which made Zou Wenhuai lose a fortune. If the U.S. box office does not improve, then Golden Harvest will be equivalent to losing all the box office revenue of "Enter the Dragon". In the future, it will be difficult to turn over.

……

Xu Guanwu is a happy event here, "Emmanniu" was released for three weeks, and the box office exceeded 3 million Hong Kong dollars, which became popular in the entire Hong Kong film industry, and also drove a frenzy of "Emmanniu".

Some people who study Hong Kong films have analyzed that whenever there is an economic crisis and Hong Kong films fall into decline, they must rely on Fengyue tertiary films to save the market.

Because this type of film has a low investment, and there is always no shortage of audiences to appreciate, it can make more or less money back for the production company, which is relatively much more secure than investing in other types of films.

After the decline of Hong Kong films in later generations, many filmmakers switched to making erotic films, such as "Love Yepu", "Golden Plum Bottle", "All the Way West", etc., in order to stimulate the film market and stimulate the audience's desire to watch movies.

However, although the producers, directors and actors have made a fortune, they still have not played a role in saving the dying Hong Kong films.

After "Emmanu" was painted, "Tango in Zuihou Paris" was put on the screen by Leung Shuyi.

The film, made in '72, caused an uproar in Italy, with the film's director being imprisoned for two months for betrayal, deprived of citizenship for ten years, and demanding the destruction of the film's film.

In some other European countries, the film was also banned, but in the United States, the film was produced by Marlon. The film starring Brando, however, was widely welcomed. Although Malone. Brando, who was very dissatisfied with the director's portrayal of himself as a decadent and clumsy old man in the film.

The introduction of this film is also a considerable test for Liang Shuyi. Because this film has a large number of naked bed scenes, at the time, it was quite out of line, and the Electrical Inspection Bureau was hesitant to let it go.

Fortunately, this movie has been screened in the United Kingdom before, because Hong Kong and the United Kingdom share a set of laws, so Leung Shuyi fought hard and was finally able to make the film release smoothly.

It's very interesting that the more movies the Electricity Inspection Bureau wants to block, the greater the public's interest.

The "Storm of Honest Government" filmed by Wu Siyuan before was like this, and the Electricity Inspection Bureau detained it and refused to let it pass, but as soon as it was released, fans lined up in the theater, and the box office was very high.

Now this "Tango in Paris Zuihou" is the same, as soon as I heard that it was an erotic film, it was almost banned for too many nude scenes, and it was a film that was to be banned in several countries, everyone's curiosity was raised.

When the film was released, movie tickets were sold three days in advance, and people came to buy tickets early, and the movie tickets that were pre-sold for three days were swept away.

"I knew that erotic films were so profitable, and I should have done it last year." When Xu Guanwu heard the news, he couldn't help but laugh.

"It's a pity that these two movies are not produced by us in Hong Kong." Liang Shuyi said regretfully.

"Our filmmakers here are still too conservative, and the films we make are always a few genres, and our vision is still too narrow." Xu Guanwu shook his head and said, "In the future, we will introduce more blockbuster movies from Europe and the United States, so that Hong Kong filmmakers can also open their eyes." ”

"I see, Mr. Xu." Liang Shuyi nodded.

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After Xu Guanwu sent Liang Shuyi away, he turned around and invited Chen Huimin over.

Chen Huimin is now following Zeng Zhiwei to shoot the wonderful spoof kung fu film "Li Sanjiao Shocks Hell Gate", in which he plays an important supporting role.

His current income, including labor and salary, is more than he earned when he was a big brother.

As soon as some people hear that the ** big guy, with hundreds of brothers under him, goes out on the street and is majestic, they think that they will make more money, but they are actually completely wrong.

To be a big brother, you have to seek benefits for your brothers and find a job, not just to be righteous.

The younger brother wants to live, drink, entertain, and play with women, all of which require money; If you are injured in a fight, you will also have to pay for hospitalization; If you are arrested by the police, you have to pay lawyer fees and release bail; In case you go to prison, you have to pay a settlement fee to support the life of the family.

So being the boss seems to be enjoyable, but in fact, it is sour inside, like people who know how warm and cold they are when they drink water.

Chen Huimin entered the entertainment industry before, but she was introduced by a friend and played a small role.

Later, his outstanding skills attracted the attention of the director, and he was asked to serve as a martial artist in the crew, at that time, there were more than 2,000 yuan per month, although it was not as much as when he was the boss, but his income was stable, and he could act and be on the screen, which was so enjoyable!

After being dug up by Xu Guanwu last year, he played important roles in various movies, with a salary plus dividends and salary, thousands of yuan per month, which was more profitable than being a big brother, which made Chen Huimin a little happy.

When the eldest brother still has to take care of this and that, he is afraid of being cut when he walks on the street, but now he can collect money by playing a few sets of boxing, and he doesn't need to be cut when he walks on the road, and from time to time there are fans who want to sign autographs, which is much more comfortable than being the boss.

Therefore, as soon as she saw Xu Guanwu, Chen Huimin was full of smiles, "Mr. Xu, are you looking for me?" ”

"Come, sit, sit! What to drink, coffee, black tea or juice? Xu Guanwu greeted.

"Mr. Xu, you're welcome, I'm a rough person, and these are not to my liking." Chen Huimin said with a smile, how can anyone drink juice as the boss, aren't you afraid of being laughed at when you pass it out?

"In that case, then I won't entertain you." Xu Guanwu smiled, "How is it, are you still used to staying in the company recently?" ”

"Habit, habit! Mr. Xu really has nothing to say to us people, the salary is paid on time every month, there is a salary for filming, and if the box office is high, there are dividends, and there is money to take home every month. My wife said I was much more sensible. Chen Huimin said with a smile.

Xu Guanwu couldn't help laughing, the biggest advantage of the superstar manager company is that the salary is high, the basic salary is twice that of Shaw Brothers, and the filming can also be paid, so as to ensure that its stars can live a worry-free life.

In Shaw Brothers, only big-name stars can get paid, and ordinary celebrities only have a monthly salary of a few hundred yuan. Chen Xing, who cooperated with Hong Jingbao and filmed "Sande Monk and Chung Mi Liu", was a martial arts actor at Shaw Brothers before, with a monthly salary of 900 Hong Kong dollars.

Later, because he wanted to renew the contract, and Chen Xing's father was seriously ill and needed money for treatment, he asked the company to increase his salary to 1,000 yuan per month, but he was still rejected by Shaw Brothers, leaving Chen Xing, a five-foot man, helpless.

Later, he was co-opted by Wu Siyuan with a salary of 10,000 Hong Kong dollars and filmed "Hungry Tiger and Dragon", with a box office of more than one million, and Chen Xing also became a popular kung fu star in Hong Kong.

From this example, we can see the low salary of Shaw Brothers, and we can also see the heritage of this old film and television empire.

"It's good to get used to it, it's good to get used to it," Xu Guanwu nodded with a smile, and couldn't help but groan again.

"Mr. Xu, if there is anything, you can tell me, as long as I can do it, I will help you do it." When Chen Huimin heard Xu Guanwu call him, he knew that there must be something for him to do. In this case, it is better to be more positive, so that people can look up to themselves.

"Mr. Chen is worthy of being a son and daughter of the rivers and lakes, and he is really heroic." Xu Guanwu smiled, "That's the case, I want to ask you, are you familiar with the boss of "Oriental Daily"? ”

"Mr. Xu, are you referring to the two brothers Ma Xizhen and Ma Xiru?" Chen Huimin asked with some surprise.

"Yes, it's the two of them." Xu Guanwu nodded, "I remember that it seems that you are all members of the same community. ”